How to detect bullshit in cognitive neuroscience

“Music is good for your brain”, “Bilinguals are better in math” – breaking news from neuroscience appears in the media every day. Unfortunately, the catchy headlines and articles often misrepresent the research they describe. Moreover, scientific studies themselves may exaggerate when interpreting data. This talk focuses on common patterns of bullshit (i.e., deceptive or false claims) in cognitive neuroscience, such as overgeneralizing the results or confusing correlation and causation. Increase your scientific literacy and learn to evaluate the merit of research claims.